favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
on the occasion of; at the time of
aspect; phase; condition; modality
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
for a while; for some time; for a period
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be overcome with emotion
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
calming down; quieting down
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
consideration; taking into account
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
something like ...; something called ...
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
funny story; funny anecdote
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse